insecurity/threat of rpm, urpmi, apt-get installs?
From: Beowulf (beowulf_at_nowhere.net)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:59:36 -0500
Isn't it naive of us linux users to think that linux is secure when we (at
least I do) routinely install open source binary applications by means of
rpms, urpmi, apt-get? Couldn't such installs mean I am installing an
application that is the equivalent of Windows spyware, or a trojan, or
worm?
How would a linux user know they are installing apps that are not a
threat? Even compiling from souce means you are trusting the source code,
unless you are a total geek and have the hours of time to scrutinize all
the source code and locate nefarious code.
Don't get me wrong, I am a linux user, and I love linux. But the college
network administrator at my college raised this point, which seems valid.
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